Senior Director, DoD Growth & Autonomy Strategy

Applied Research Associates, Inc.; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Director of Defense Growth & Strategy to lead long-term opportunity development with DoD stakeholders, focusing on autonomy and robotics programs.

The role operates at the T12 Principal Professional 2 level, representing the company to government leadership and shaping requirements and acquisition approaches to position the company for sustained growth. The position requires strong DoD expertise, senior-level relationship skills, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Must have deep DoD domain knowledge and experience engaging senior DoD leaders.
• Proven ability to shape requirements and acquisition approaches.
• Strong written and oral communication for briefs and papers.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain senior-level engagements with DoD organizations.
• Drive early opportunity shaping by informing requirements and acquisition pathways.
• Lead development of win strategies for autonomy and robotics pursuits.

Skills

DoD engagement

Strategy development

Autonomy & robotics

White papers & briefs

Senior stakeholder briefing

Education

BS or MS in Engineering, Political Science, National Security, or related field

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Director of Defense Growth & Strategy to lead long-term opportunity development with DoD stakeholders, focusing on autonomy and robotics programs.

The role operates at the T12 Principal Professional 2 level, representing the company to government leadership and shaping requirements and acquisition approaches to position the company for sustained growth. The position requires strong DoD expertise, senior-level relationship skills, and the ability to work